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roamer65

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5. Yep. It's easy on my converter boxes.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 03:02 PM

Jun 2019

But on my TV’s it’s an all or nothing full rescan each time.

Sounds like TV manufacturers are going to stop putting tuners in the TV’s soon. ATSC 3.0 is likely to be a converter box only standard.

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Where did my over the air (OTA) TV channels go???? [View all] roamer65 Jun 2019 OP

Thank you for this-- Kitchari Jun 2019 #1

No problem. roamer65 Jun 2019 #6

Just recently helped my brother mount an antenna... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #2

For a couple of my devices, this is not big deal. For the TV I watch all the time, though, mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #3

Yep. It's easy on my converter boxes. roamer65 Jun 2019 #5

It is currently an FCC requirement that television sets be equipped with tuners. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #8

Here's the fun part. roamer65 Jun 2019 #10

Is COFDM the European standard? I know I could look that up, but.... NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #11

Yup the European OTA modulation. roamer65 Jun 2019 #12

I have a Toshiba flat screen with buggy software. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #9

Thanks for the link. llmart Jun 2019 #4

No problem. roamer65 Jun 2019 #7

I keep rescanning, but there hasn't been any change here yet. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 #13